Hmm, competition is bound to appear when you are doing good. It looks like 9ice has found himself some fierce competition. Dude sounds too much like the Alapo meji label owner; the voice, delivery and yoruba mastery are damn near the same. Let's see if he lasts and if the people accept him.
Spotted at worldfamous
Just in case you feel like downloading the song, here is a link

1 "NO IDEA IS ORIGINAL"
2 "9ICE HIMSELF WAS INFLUENCED BY FUJI AND WYCLEF JOHN"
3 " ISOLATE ALSO LISTENS TO FUJI AND HE HIS FROM D SAME ROOT SO DEY ARE BOUND TO CLASH BECAUSE DEY GET INFLUENCED FRU ALMOST SAME SOURCE"
SO DEREZ KNO COMPETITION ITZ JUS A ODUA HERITAGE TING GOIN ON AND TO ADD DEREZ ENUFF SPACE 4 EVRY ARTIST 2 COMPETE BCUZ WITHOUT COMPETITION NO ARTIST WHO STRIVE 4 PERFECTION"
Posted by: MALIK | October 01, 2008 at 08:54 PM
Hmmm....Mola, you wan cause scandal. Don't know about the competition part. I guess he's just trying to come up with what's in vogue now. And i guess also that 9ice has paved a way for people like him singing in their indigenous languages.
Posted by: wienna | October 01, 2008 at 09:27 PM
@Malik
I concur in all you have stated. The truth is that when 9ice came out he kind of created a new genre of music in naija, no one had come out with that style before, so you can call him the originator of that style. However, Isolate's emergence into naija music has created competition for 9ice at least in the genre that he originated.
Competition is good it keeps you on top of your game and it creates opportunity for other people (free market).
@ Wienna, at all o I was not trying to create any kind of controversy lol! I ws just stating my thoughts... I actually like the song, Isolate is good.
How body?
Posted by: Mola OG | October 02, 2008 at 06:38 PM
he sounds way too much like 9ice. 9ice paces himself when he sings/raps and this dude is going the same route. i don't even know what to think.
Posted by: deji d | October 03, 2008 at 12:51 AM
Deji, I feel u. Allow, d guy though, its a free market.
Posted by: Mola OG | October 05, 2008 at 11:35 PM